Burger King wage and hour record at a glance
Burger King appears in 29 concluded Wage and Hour Division investigations in California, closed between Feb 10, 2005 and Feb 25, 2022. 23 of them found violations, 1,657 in all, and the employer agreed to pay $66,249 in back wages to 220 workers, plus $19,072 in civil money penalties. Of the back wages, $58,633 was unpaid overtime and $4,462 unpaid minimum wage under the federal standard. The largest single case closed Jun 12, 2015 in Azusa with $7,975 for 55 workers. The Division flagged one case as repeat or willful. 3 minors were involved in child labor findings. That places the employer at #1,413 of 23,910 California employers in the database by back wages.
Industry as coded by the Division: Full-Service Restaurants. Laws involved: child labor, FLSA, FMLA.
Every case, newest first
| Case closed | Period investigated | City | Findings | Back wages | Workers paid | Penalties | Laws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2022 | Oct 2021 to Feb 2022 | San Jose | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $367 | child labor |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Nov 2020 to Dec 2020 | Monrovia | 6 violations | $3,154 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Jan 2018 to Jan 2020 | Montebello | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dec 31, 2019 | Nov 2017 to Dec 2019 | Valencia | 204 violations | $4,224 | 3 | 0 | FLSA, FMLA |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Nov 2017 to Nov 2019 | National City | 11 violations | $5,301 | 7 | 0 | FLSA, FMLA |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 2017 to Nov 2019 | Los Angeles | 218 violations | $7,756 | 17 | 0 | FLSA, FMLA |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 2017 to Nov 2019 | Culver City | 217 violations | $7,714 | 16 | 0 | FLSA, FMLA |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 2017 to Nov 2019 | Monrovia | 211 violations | $7,231 | 10 | 0 | FLSA, FMLA |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 2017 to Nov 2019 | Coronado | 208 violations | $2,277 | 7 | 0 | FLSA, FMLA |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 2017 to Nov 2019 | Oceanside | 206 violations | $1,641 | 5 | 0 | FLSA, FMLA |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Nov 2017 to Nov 2019 | Downey | 210 violations | $1,342 | 9 | 0 | FLSA, FMLA |
| Dec 7, 2017 | Dec 2015 to Dec 2017 | Lodi | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| Nov 28, 2017 | Nov 2015 to Nov 2017 | Livermore | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| May 31, 2017 | Jan 2017 to May 2017 | Sacramento | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | $1,765 | child labor |
| Nov 23, 2016 | Nov 2014 to Nov 2016 | Perris | 19 violations | $7,928 | 18 | 0 | FLSA |
| Oct 27, 2015 | Dec 2014 to Oct 2015 | Montebello | 3 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | FMLA |
| Aug 17, 2015 | Aug 2013 to Aug 2015 | San Diego | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jun 12, 2015 | Jun 2012 to Jun 2015 | Azusa | 67 violations repeat | $7,975 | 55 | $16,940 | FLSA |
| Jul 29, 2010 | Aug 2008 to Jul 2010 | San Francisco | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mar 16, 2010 | Mar 2008 to Mar 2010 | Anaheim | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jun 24, 2009 | Jun 2008 to Jun 2009 | San Rafael | 2 violations | $176 | 1 | 0 | FLSA |
| May 27, 2009 | May 2007 to May 2009 | Pasadena | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| May 27, 2009 | May 2007 to May 2009 | Pasadena | 1 violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | FLSA |
| Jan 8, 2008 | Jan 2006 to Jan 2008 | Loomis | 2 violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | child labor |
| Sep 1, 2006 | Oct 2004 to Sep 2006 | Sacramento | 5 violations | $207 | 5 | 0 | FLSA |
| Mar 1, 2006 | Sep 2005 to Mar 2006 | Benicia | no violations found | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nov 30, 2005 | Dec 2003 to Nov 2005 | Eureka | 22 violations | $2,815 | 22 | 0 | FLSA |
| Aug 30, 2005 | Aug 2003 to Aug 2005 | Los Angeles | 19 violations | $1,524 | 19 | 0 | FLSA |
| Feb 10, 2005 | Feb 2003 to Feb 2005 | Sacramento | 22 violations | $4,984 | 22 | 0 | FLSA |
Also filed as: Brening Enterprises, Inc.; The Singjoy Company, Inc.; Bayshore Foods, Inc.; Gluba Holdings, LLC; Sun-K of California, Ltd.; SRAC Holdings 1, Inc.; Delphia, Inc.; Strategic Restaurants; Hart Foods, INc.; ADRU Corporation; Michong Corporation; JS Foods.
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How to read this record
Each row is one federal investigation. Period investigated is the span of payroll the Division reviewed, usually two years back from the complaint. Back wages is what the employer agreed to pay for that period at the federal rate; penalties went to the government, not to workers.
Back wages computed under the federal law are usually a fraction of the California number for the same hours: the state minimum is $16.90 in 2026, overtime starts after 8 hours in a day, and each missed meal or rest period adds an hour of pay. Workers paid in these cases may still be owed that difference, and the federal release form covers only the federal claim.
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If you work, or worked, at Burger King
Pull together your pay stubs and your own record of hours for the last three years, request your pay records in writing (the employer has 21 days under Labor Code 226), and keep any WH-58 receipt from a Labor Department payment. A free review tells you in one call whether the California numbers exceed what was paid, whether break premiums and waiting time penalties apply, and whether anything that happened after you complained counts as retaliation. Call (800) 371-3088 or send your stubs.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement database, California cases. Record last checked Oct 30, 2026. Back to the wage theft tracker.
About this data: Cases come from the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division enforcement database (WHD compliance actions concluded since fiscal year 2005, California employers only), published by the Department of Labor and reloaded here every month. "Back wages" are amounts the employer agreed to pay at the close of the investigation; "penalties" are civil money penalties assessed. An investigation that found no violation is listed as such. The database does not include California Labor Commissioner cases or private lawsuits. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.